Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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